Crockpot Jambalaya
Jambalaya for your slow cooker.
Ingredients
1 ½ | pounds |
andouille
or other spicy sausage, cut into chunks |
* |
3 | stalks |
celery
sliced |
* |
1 | pound |
chicken thighs, boneless, skinless
cut into one inch pieces, skinless and boneless |
|
1 | each |
onions
chopped |
|
3 | cloves |
garlic
minced |
|
28 | ounces |
tomatoes
|
|
1 | tablespoon |
sugar
|
|
⅛ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
* |
1 | each |
green bell peppers
one inch dice |
|
2 | teaspoons |
red hot pepper sauce
to taste |
|
⅛ | teaspoons |
cayenne pepper
|
* |
½ | teaspoons |
thyme
dried leaves |
* |
½ | teaspoons |
basil
dried leaves |
* |
½ | cup |
orzo pasta
|
* |
1 | pound |
shrimp
|
Directions
In a skillet or saucepan, cook the sausage (cut into one inch pieces) until most of the fat has been rendered. Drain the discard the fat.
Add the sausage and all other ingredients other than the pasta and shrimp into a crockpot or slow cooker.
Cover and cook on LOW setting for about 6 hours or until the chicken is cooked through.
Turn heat to HIGH, add the orzo, stir and cook for 15 minutes.
Add the shrimp, stir and allow to cook another 3 to 5 minutes until heated through.
Your cooking time may vary depending on the temperature of your slow cooker.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 299g (10.5 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 29437% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12g
19%
Saturated Fat 3g
17%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 210mg
70%
Sodium 232mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
3g
3%
Dietary Fiber 2g
8%
Sugars g
Protein
70g
Vitamin A 25%
•
Vitamin C 56%
Calcium 6%
•
Iron 21%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?